attack

Angriff, Überfall

Ein Versuch, einen Menschen zu verletzen oder etwas zu beschädigen.

In einfachem Englisch: An attempt to hurt a person or damage something.

• He survived a violent attack.
• The dog’s attack left her badly hurt.
• Police are investigating attacks on local shops.

So benutzt man es: an attack on someone/something (The attack on the shop happened at night.)

Synonyme: assault

Häufige Wendungen: violent attack, attack on someone, dog attack

Angriff, Kritik

Heftige Kritik, die den Ruf einer Person schädigen oder eine Idee oder ein Recht schwächen soll.

In einfachem Englisch: Strong criticism intended to damage someone’s reputation or weaken an idea or right.

• His speech was an attack on the government.
• She faced personal attacks after the interview.
• They called the ban an attack on freedom.

So benutzt man es: an attack on someone/something (The article contained an attack on her record.)

Synonyme: criticism, assault

Gegenteile: praise

Häufige Wendungen: personal attack, verbal attack, attack on something

Angriff, Offensive

Eine militärische Aktion, bei der Soldaten einen Feind besiegen oder einen Ort einnehmen wollen.

In einfachem Englisch: A military action in which soldiers try to defeat an enemy or take a place.

• The army launched an attack at dawn.
• Their attack forced the enemy to retreat.
• Several attacks on the bridge failed.

So benutzt man es: an attack on something (They planned an attack on the enemy base.)

Synonyme: assault, offensive

Gegenteile: defence

Häufige Wendungen: launch an attack, air attack, surprise attack

angreifen

Versuchen, jemanden mit Gewalt zu verletzen oder etwas zu beschädigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To try to hurt someone or damage something using force.

• The dog attacked him.
• Soldiers attacked the enemy camp at night.
• Why did they attack the bus?

Synonyme: assault, strike

Gegenteile: defend

Häufige Wendungen: attack someone, attack a village, attack from behind

kritisieren, angreifen

Jemanden sehr scharf kritisieren oder ihm schwere Vorwürfe machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To criticize or blame someone very strongly.

• He attacked the manager’s behaviour.
• The newspapers attacked her for the mistake.
• She was attacked publicly by her opponents.

So benutzt man es: attack someone for something (They attacked him for wasting public money.)

Synonyme: criticize, condemn

Gegenteile: praise

Häufige Wendungen: attack someone verbally, attack someone for something, attack someone publicly, attack a policy

untergraben, angreifen

Versuchen, etwas zu zerstören oder stark zu schwächen, oft durch ablehnende Äußerungen.

In einfachem Englisch: To try to destroy or seriously weaken something, often by speaking against it.

• The false claims attacked her reputation.
• His lawyers attacked the witness’s credibility.
• They used rumours to attack his character.

Synonyme: undermine, assail

Häufige Wendungen: attack someone’s reputation, attack someone’s credibility, attack someone’s character

anpacken, angehen

Mit Energie und Entschlossenheit beginnen, eine Aufgabe oder ein Problem zu bearbeiten.

In einfachem Englisch: To start dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.

• Let’s attack the hardest problem first.
• She attacked the cleaning with fresh energy.
• We can attack the remaining tasks tomorrow.

So benutzt man es: attack something with something (He attacked the task with enthusiasm.)

Synonyme: tackle, set about

Häufige Wendungen: attack a problem, attack a task, attack the homework

Angriffs-, Kampf-

Dazu ausgebildet, gehalten oder entwickelt, andere zu bekämpfen, zu verletzen oder scharf zu kritisieren.

In einfachem Englisch: Trained, kept, or designed to fight, harm, or strongly criticize others.

• They trained an attack dog.
• An attack helicopter flew over the base.
• The candidate released several attack ads.

Häufige Wendungen: attack dog, attack helicopter, attack ad